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  1. cucvrus

    Foot vent rain water leaks

    They sell seals. You can make seals pretty easy. I am sure you can seal it up. I do not know the purpose of the lip. I know they are old and leak. Mine leak if the vents are open parked in the rain. I know I cleaned a ton of debris out of everyone I ever worked on. I also had a few that the...
  2. cucvrus

    Foot vent rain water leaks

    Not the case when they are leaking while parked. Take a look at the seals and the holes that are in the kick panels. That cowl area is dirty and has leaf debris and mud in some cases built up and that creates a water fall effect in the side cowling. If the vents were removed and the seals on the...
  3. cucvrus

    Foot vent rain water leaks

    I wanted to show you how open to the water the kick vents are. If you lok down the cowl from the top the vent is right where my hand is. This picture shows the vet from the front side. You can see the white brittle seal that is supposed to stop the rain and water. You can see why it is not...
  4. cucvrus

    Foot vent rain water leaks

    With various degrees of failure and success I have slowed the leak. A few I have stopped the leak. No rhyme or reason. The design has a lot to be desired. The air and water cascade down from the cowl screen / vent and run over the floor vents. This creates a leak. The ones I stopped leaking...
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